The Holy and All-Praiseworthy Apostle Andrew the First-Called On November 30th we celebrate the Apostle Andrew the First-Called. St. Andrew gets this title since he is one of Jesus’ first followers, having departed from being a follower of John to Baptist to join Christ. Besides being the first disciple of Jesus, we recognize St. Andrew …
September 1st is the beginning of a new Church year for Byzantines. What are your plans for growing your faith this year? And what does a new year really mean for the church? September 1st: A History of the New Year Dating Beginning of the Indiction, i.e. the Liturgical New Year Nowadays, September 1st seems …
The Beheading of the Honourable and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John August 29th is the feast of John the Baptist’s beheading. (So next week!) This feast occurs at the close of our church year. Just as the death of John the Baptist occurs as Christ begins His public ministry. The Beheading of John We …
Apostle Matthias August 9th we celebrate the Holy Apostle Matthias. Here is some of what we know about him. The Apostle Matthias is of the tribe of Judah. Like Jesus, he was born in Bethlehem. Matthias is one of the original 70 disciples, and so we know he also “walked in Jesus’ footsteps” during the …
The Dormition Fast begins today (August 1st), and although we have a previous article about it, I thought it was worth digging into again. Prayer and Music For a quick recap, our Guest Post – Dormition Fast article covers honouring the Dormition Fast particularly with prayer. The Badger Dad highlights the Akathist to the Mother …
I am always on the lookout, for books with great content to enrich our children’s faith, to fill our bookshelf. If you are also looking to fill your home with wonderful books, here are four great stories for your shelves! The Virgin Mary: Queen of the Mountain, Queen of Heaven This comic book style short …
This week we’ll get into our curriculum picks for the 2024-2025 school year. These resources range in years from k to 4th grade. However, if you were interested in teaching catechism, you’ll want to read last week’s post for those choices. Little Badger This is Little Badger’s first official year of homeschool. Last year was …
This article is about how we are setting our priorities straight: catechism first! As one school-year draws to a close, and the next school year begins, I am drawn to all the different opportunities for the coming year. Do we need more books? More math? More subjects? There are so many great and amazing resources …
Hello everybody! Glory to Jesus Christ! Thank you for checking in with us. More specifically, thank you for patient with us during our year hiatus from creating content for The Byzantine Life. It has been a year of adjusting to having a toddler boy and participating in more activities outside the home. (In particular, two …
September 1 – Church New Year! 5 – Holy Prophet Zachary and Elizabeth 8 – Nativity of the Theotokos 9 – Holy and Righteous Forebearers Anna and Joachim 14 – Exaltation of the Cross 17 – Holy Sophia and her daughters 26 – Repose of St. John the Theologian 28 – Venerable Father and Confessor …